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. >> it's a target-rich environment, you know, as we sit here and speak, drum beats to war are being -- are being, you know, beaten by democratic president, and, you know, there's -- if you're not targeting barack obama and hillary clinton and the democratic party as a whole, you're not doing your job as a satirist, like that is just the bottom line, these are people running our lives. we are the lens with which we can take in information, spew it out with a little bit of humor, a little bit of outrage, and a lot of questions. i think that is what is fun about being a comedian who talks about the issues of the day is i have the same questions everybody else has, i just spend more time doing research sometimes because a lot of people are working. folks got to do to their jobs. >> and you have a venue, also, that a lot of regular people don't have to ask these questions publicly. why didn't air america radio which may have been ahead of its time attempting to do what has been accomplished on cable programs, air america radio is a version of what you see now with stewart and colbert and
. >> it's a target-rich environment, you know, as we sit here and speak, drum beats to war are being -- are being, you know, beaten by democratic president, and, you know, there's -- if you're not targeting barack obama and hillary clinton and the democratic party as a whole, you're not doing your job as a satirist, like that is just the bottom line, these are people running our lives. we are the lens with which we can take in information, spew it out with a little bit of humor, a little...
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it has a lot to do not with just the news events, which have beee, as i woold say it,ú target rich environment, you know, the bush years, you really didn't have to do much to find something funny about -- about that this, this particular election year. you know, look at these -epublican debates and you feel like this field of candidates is verging dangerously close to being a prank. [laughter] it's -- [ applauue ] -- becaase in -- in the past with these debates, if i may can just talk about this just a moment. >> smith: no, no, no, no, -lease. >> borowitz: you know, when you, when you watch the republican debates, it's like watching a sit-com with no main characters and just wacky neighbors, because the -- [laughter] -- the way the debates have been structured in tte past, like let's take 2008 with the, with the demmcrats. >> smmih: yeah. >> borowitz: that was a sit-com, but you had two main characters.3 the main characters were obama and hillary, and they positioneddthemmcenter stage, and then you had all of these tertiary sort of wacky neighbors like you know dennis kucinich, and what they w
it has a lot to do not with just the news events, which have beee, as i woold say it,ú target rich environment, you know, the bush years, you really didn't have to do much to find something funny about -- about that this, this particular election year. you know, look at these -epublican debates and you feel like this field of candidates is verging dangerously close to being a prank. [laughter] it's -- [ applauue ] -- becaase in -- in the past with these debates, if i may can just talk about...
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they're caring for the environment. they're people we should be incredibly proud of, people who stand up against intimidation, against bullying, and say, "look, we're not prepared to allow you to tell us how to live our lives." >> well, he does get away with it. not only does he take on the local people but he becomes a hero to the elites there. he even receives an honorary doctorate from aberdeen university. >> american billionaire donald trump defied his critics to pick up an honorary degree from aberdeen's robert gordon university. he's pledged to build the world's greatest golf course on the menie estate in aberdeenshire. >> today aberdeen's robert gordon university recognized u.s. tycoon donald trump's ability to make money. now a doctorate of business administration -- >> how did that come about that he got an honorary doctorate from aberdeen university when he's become such a fount of controversy with the people out there who are opposing him violating their space? >> it's baffling. it's absolutely baffling. i do
they're caring for the environment. they're people we should be incredibly proud of, people who stand up against intimidation, against bullying, and say, "look, we're not prepared to allow you to tell us how to live our lives." >> well, he does get away with it. not only does he take on the local people but he becomes a hero to the elites there. he even receives an honorary doctorate from aberdeen university. >> american billionaire donald trump defied his critics to pick...
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. >> how does a person with a 5- digit income aspire to national politics and this environment? >> why would you even want to do it anymore? i used to think that these crazy races were the aberration and a really great people should do this. i am not sure anybody would want to anymore? >> i wish i could say, "oh, come on," but i'm starting to agree. i see that really good people just don't want to do it. we've been talking about this for years, but at some point it actually is a problem. >> jon stewart at stephen colbert come to washington for a weekend rally. >> in fairness, larry summers did a heckuva job -- [laughter] >> you don't want to use that phrase, dude. >> i don't think i have ever heard anyone call the president "dude" before it a lot of politicians are worried about this, but it will take away the focus from getting votes. >> i said as much a few weeks ago, and what i said maybe wasn't right. this become an outlet for people all the liberal side to demonstrate how they feel about the country and issues as well. it is something i was not -- it is of the i did not thi
. >> how does a person with a 5- digit income aspire to national politics and this environment? >> why would you even want to do it anymore? i used to think that these crazy races were the aberration and a really great people should do this. i am not sure anybody would want to anymore? >> i wish i could say, "oh, come on," but i'm starting to agree. i see that really good people just don't want to do it. we've been talking about this for years, but at some point it...
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them, with a corporate take on every important issue in american life, from health and safety to the environment to taxation. in alec task forces, elected state officials and corporate representatives close the doors to press and public and together approve the bills that will be sent out to america, but americans have no idea they come from alec unless someone like a mark pocan exposes it. >> when i went down to new orleans, to the alec convention last august, i remember going to a workshop and hearing a little bit about a bill they did in florida and some other states and there was a proposal to provide special needs scholarships and lo and behold, and i come back to wisconsin and what gets introduced? get ready i know you're going to have a shocked look on your face, a bill to do just that. >> 26 alec members in the wisconsin legislature sponsored that special needs bill, but the real sponsor was alec. pocan knew because the bill bore a striking resemblance to alec's model. have a look. but pocan isn't only concerned that alec sneaks bills into the state legislature. the intent behind the bil
them, with a corporate take on every important issue in american life, from health and safety to the environment to taxation. in alec task forces, elected state officials and corporate representatives close the doors to press and public and together approve the bills that will be sent out to america, but americans have no idea they come from alec unless someone like a mark pocan exposes it. >> when i went down to new orleans, to the alec convention last august, i remember going to a...